The Holocaust and the american culture

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2015
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university of Oum-El-Bouaghi
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The perception of the holocaust in the american life traces the american attitudes towards the holocaust from the immediate post WWII Era until the 1990's. Unquestionably, the american reception of the holocaust endured a drastic shift due to a set of factors that shaped and crystallized the american public memory concerning the holocaust. Certainly, the holocaust has always been addressed as the world's bloodiest devilish events of all times and consequently became the paradigm of ultimate evil. The uniqueness of the american acuity of the holocaust lays in the fact that the holocaust eventually became a part of the american collective memory especially after the establishment of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum as the indictor of the Americans' absolute commitment to the remembrance and commemoration of the Jewish legacy. Essentially, the most important outcome of the examination of the american outlook of the holocaust is that the holocaust would remain valid, as long as, the Jews would exist and possess the power to control the human minds and shape their awareness about anything they desire.
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Holocauste : american culture
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